Vending-machine.



r J. E'. NEALY.

VENDING MACHINE.

Patnted Dec. 18,1917.

APPLICATION. ,EILED JAN.21. I916.

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Jofin Edward Meaty I fivflw I J. ELNEALYL VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, l9l6.

1.,Q50A8'? Patented Ben. 18, 1191?.

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Z] YE UQ') 1 foil John Edward Nealy 4 (PQLM I. E. NEALY. VENDING MACHINE. I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, I9I6-' 1 8 1 m D m m 4 SHEETQ-SHEET 3.

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,1. E. NEALY.

VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATlQN FILED JAN. 2']. 1916.

Patnted Dec. 18,1912;

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witnemeb I E scription which now follows.

JoHN EnwAnn NEALY, on NEW YORK, 1v. Y.-

a To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that JOHN avcitizen of the United States of'America;

York and State of New York, has invented is a specification. j

Tins invention relates to com-controlled a car wall between twoadj acent facing seats and" comprising a caslng having means mounted therein normally tendingto draw 1 vas'lor 'other'like material, said table being into said casing a flexible table. such as can;

provided'with means for attaching it to the arms of said "seats when-it is withdrawn from the casing, to support the table in suchposition that persons seatedin theseats may use 'thetable for playing cards or like games. I

In many loca muters who ride upon trains coming into and going out of said cities. to playcards to-relieve the monotony of the ride to and from their work. It is a particular object ofthe present invention to provide means located between the seats of a' car and upon thewall of a car so constructed that when 'a coin is'deposited', a table and a pack of cards may be withdrawn and the table supported in such position that it may be used by the card players.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed de- In the accompanying drawings,' j Figure 1 is a plan view of two adjacent i car body. in section 5 actuated;

Fig. 2 is a-verticalsection between "said" seats and at one side ofthe table; Fig. 3 is "a detail 'view of'a'coin pchute hereinafter described; 4

in elevation and with the'table in its retract ed'position; i

j Fig. 6 "is'a-pers'pective viewof a counter and i an oscillatory VENDING-MACHINE.

- Specification of Letters'Patent.

Enwrinb NEAnY,

residing at New York, in the' county of New :.certain new' and useful. Improvementsin Vending-Machines, of which the follow ngtables and it has for its object the provision of a structure adapted to be supported upon Fig. 12 is aperspective vie'w ofthe front 1 plate of the casing and the"parts carried thereby; saidfront'pla'te beingturned end i I for end from thej'f position iillustratedfin I 1tie s adjacent large cities the practice has sprung up among com-' seats of. a railway car showing-apart of the Fig; 4 is a vertical sectional view through i the casing in which the table is contained,' said' Section beingtaken upon line of Fig: 5 is avertical'sectional view through. said casing-with certain of the parts shown.

' the bolt '22 is indicated at 25. shaft from which Application and xanua ai, 1916.1 Serial 73,393..

Fi '7 is aninne'r face view ofthe from f.

wall of the'casing, viewed in plan; V

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view lillustrat-" ing. the restraining hooks or, fingers .of the Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating Fig; 10 is a deta'il'view of a manually coin;

Fig. 11 is a Fig. 7;"

Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view through the frontfplate ofthe casing 'sh'owing the coin chute; p v Fig. l l'is a ho'izontal sectional View 'of'a portion'of the front wall of the casing looking toward the operating handle, and

Fig. 15 isa fragmental side view showing associated therewith a springfor actuating perspective view of the operat:

t e me fo oscillating the, shaft from "the It coin-actuated mechanism; g

.65 PFIQ Q g GI which thrusts against th theroller upon which the flexible table is I I wound.

"Like numerals designate corresponding partsin all of the figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 'and .6 designate facing railway car seats and 7 and 8 designate-the.

arms of saidseats adjacent the aisle 9. Railway cars are usually provided with double walls indicated ;at 1'0 and 11 and with vertia' cal ribs 12' In carrying out the invention, I'mount within the wall of the car a casing. 13. This casing'comprises a rear wall14, a top'wall 15,.ab0ttom wall 16 and end walls 17. The front ofthe casingconsists of, removable plate 18 and for securing this plate in position clips .19 are. secured at the] opposite; extremities of. the plate 18," these clips being'adapted" toengage pins 20 carried by' the end walls 17 ofthe casing. After these clips are thus engaged with the pins and the lower edge'of the p1ate'i18 has been forced inwardly until it abuts against the outer end of an angular plate" 21, 'abolt 22 ofa key-controlledlock 23 is shot outwardly to engage behind the "upturned portion 2 1 i of said angular platefQl; The usual barrel into' which the keyis; inserted foractuating g I I Mounted" within the casing 13 is aroller 26"up10n I which fle ziible'table27 made-of canvas or any other suitable material, iswound. A

spring 28 has one of its ends attached to the shaft of the roller, as a t QQ and the opposite end of the spring engages the end wall 17 or" the casing, as indicated at 30, (see. Fig." This spring normally tends to WlllCl and provide means for drawing the table outwardly against the action of the roller '26.

Rings 33 are secured to the strip 311 and these rings are adapted to engage hooks 34L secured beneath the overhangingportionsfof the arms .7 and '8 whereby the table is held Wardly from and carried by the strip is a card receptacle 35 adapted to receive a deck of cards. This receptacle is cut away at 36 so that the cards may readily be pm" jected from the top of the casing to be grasped and withdrawn therefrom. What the table isin its retracted position; the re:

ceptacle 35 fits within ashell 3T fixedly mounted within and forming apart of the casing 13. A coin-controlled mechanism is; provided for prevent ng thewithdrawal or the table and the, cards from the 13 until a coin of the proper denomination has been deposited. This mechanisni com prises a co n chute 38 having a horizontal portion 39 which opens through the-front plate 18 otthe casingfan inclined portion 40 and a vertical portioirll. A coin ldc: posited in this coin chute is caused to assume a vertical position in the portion lli where it overlies the end 4L2 of a lever 43.

his lever is pivotedata upon a stud es.

A spring 6 wound upon thisfstud has, one

of its ends engaged about a bearing fstud. 47 carried by the plate 18 and itsopposite end in engagementwith the lever43, as at 48, this spring acting to maintain the end as of the lever incontact with a stop pin 50 carried by the plate 18. A shaft 51 is journaled in the stud and is provided at its outerend with an operating handle 52. i. The inner end of the shaft 51 isangularly v formed at 53 to engage in a correspond; ingly-shaped opening 54.- of a finger .155 This finger is provided with an angular end 56 and it operates in a} slot 57 formed. in the wall of the coin chute and acts to engage the upperedge of the coin to thrust the lower edge ofthe coin againstfthe end 5L2, of the lever 43, to thereby move sa d lever,

in the direction indicated by thearrows.

the tension of a spring 58, oneend of ithis inally'maintain the finger at the upper limit of its travel. Journaled in the bracket 6Q and in ;brack ets6l-; and 62 is an oscillatory shaft63. An arm 64 projects from this shaftrand is pivoted at 65 to a link 66. The opposite end of this link is reduced and passes through a bifurcated swivel 67. carried bythe lever 48. Consequently, when the lever 43 is rocked upon its pivot, it draws upon the lin k .6 through the arm 6av oscillates shaft 63; "The 'shatt 63 carrie'sg retaining hooks, or fingers 68,. the hool'rlike' 'teimi'na'lsfiS or which are adapted, to gags ge in openings ['ZOiormed in the. strip ngwin' be; apparent that with these I v V I hooksengagedinthe openings 'TQQthe with- 111 its operative posit on; Projecting down 63 has Qne pfthe arms. Tl of an .L-isliape li lei ferj ournaled in its outernend atiifi fTlie other arm; '76 ,ot' this'levei passes throughfa j slotted shaft-[77 offa' lcountelr, 7' 781 so that when" the js aft 63fis oscillated, a partiali' rot ign will be; imparted to shaft/77 and; thefc unter willQbe'; advanced. one number; in the usual 2 manner; of devices ,of this chair;-

'A' sightopening 7 9 covered bya glass 80 renders it possible' i or the person desiring to 'play cards to see whether there arfefaiiy] cards ivvithin fthe r'eceptacle: 35 before the col deposited. The 'provisionof the shellv 37 permits the withdrawal of thecatd re ceptacle while 7 preventing, the entry I of a persons handto. the interior for thefcasing, 13, whereby the ,unauthorizedtremoval ofltl e coins deposited Within the casing-[is prevented. v L V I \Vhile the elements shown and described. are well adapted toyserve, the purposes for which they are intended, it is toI beiund'er- I p I playing card-receptacle, means for coiling; The movement of the finger 5o s against.

said table formingmember within saidcas ing, and r means applied to" said table form; ,125

s lell b z t0 1 p ovide; for .1 the iun ilin t thereof in a direction at right-anglestothat inwhic h said seating means face, andgmeans for the retentionof said-table, its uncoiled position. i

2. The'combination, with a containing as ing and oppositely facing seating means, of a flexible table forming member carrying a playing-card receptacle resilient coiling means for said table-forming member within said casing, means applied to said table forming member to rovide for the uncoiling' of the table forming member in a direction at right angles to that in which said seating means face, and interengagiug means carried by the seat-arms and the outer edge of the table, adapted to provide against the coiling of said table forming member and accordingly effecting the retention of said 4. In a device of .the character described,

the combination with a car having, facing seats, of a casing mounted upon the Wall of the car between said seats, a springactuated roller, a flexible table wound upon said roller, a rigid strip carried by the outer end of the table, a card receptacle carried by said strip, and a shell within said casing into which said card receptacle is adapted to fit when the table is wound upon said roller.

5. In a device ofthe character described,

the combination of a car having facing seats,

a casing mounted upon the wall of the car between said seats, a spring-actuatedroller within said casing, a flexible table adapted to be wound upon said roller, a card re-' ceptacle carried by and moving with said table, lnter-engaging means between said table and the arms of the seats, an oscillatory shaft, fingers carried by said shaft and arranged to engage the table to prevent the withdrawal of the same and manually operable means for actuating said shaft.

i In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

in the presence of two witnesses. 0

JOHN EDWARD NEALY.

Witnesses: V V ANNA M. GILMAN, EDITH M. MA TZ.

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